Utility Model Protection in Kenya: The Case for Substantive Examination

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dc.citation.doihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21588
dc.citation.issue19en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRutenberg, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorMakanga, Lillian
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-24T14:27:42Z
dc.date.available2016-12-24T14:27:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-15
dc.description.abstractThe patent-granting authority of the Kenyan government ceased examining applications for utility model certificates (UMCs) in 2014, after 20 years of examination. This event resulted in an immediate and dramatic increase in the number of granted UMCs. The authors reviewed a selection of UMCs, some of which were granted after substantive examination and some of which were granted without substantive examination. Errors were found in both groups, and the overall quality of granted UMCs declined after cessation of substantive examination. The authors conclude that a return to substantive examination of UMC applications would, on balance, be beneficial to Kenya’s innovative ecosystem, and recommend that such examination be reinstated.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianCA2016en_ZA
dc.description.urlwww.wits.ac.za/linkcentre/ajicen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRutenberg, I., & Makanga, L. (2016). Utility model protection in Kenya: The case for substantive examination. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), 19, 19-37. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21588en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2077-7213 (online version)
dc.identifier.issn2077-7205 (print version)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/21588
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21588
dc.journal.titleThe African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC)en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherLINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburgen_ZA
dc.subjectintellectual property, utility model certificates (UMCs), patents, examination, registration, developing countries, patent offices, Africa, Kenyaen_ZA
dc.titleUtility Model Protection in Kenya: The Case for Substantive Examinationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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